This afternoon (Tuesday) at the Alphaland ballroom of City Club in Makati, his family, friends and business associates will pay their final tribute to the late Roberto Luis Melchor Velayo Ongpin.
A CARGO boat sank in the sea of Quezon, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 20. The captain and crew were rescued. (Photo via Danny Estacio)
QUEZON, Quezon – A cargo boat loaded with empty Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanks sank after it was struck by strong waves generated by inclement weather in Lamon Bay in Bara
LUCENA CITY - The provincial lawmakers in Quezon are set to review the existing fishing ordinances in the province to determine if there is a need for amendments due to the growing number of commercial fishing vessels operating in their waters. During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan's regular session on Monday, Provincial Councilor Angelo Eduarte, the president of the Philippine Councilors' League in Quezon, said in his privilege speech that small fisher folks in the towns surrounding the Inner Lamon Bay in the fourth district have long-standing concerns. The municipal councils of Alabat. Quezon and Perez (Al-Que-Rez), he said, conducted a joint session on Feb. 8 to discuss measures on how to implement fishery laws more effectively after small fishermen in the three towns complained about the growing number of huge fishing vessels operating in their municipal waters. Eduarte noted that on Feb. 9, Quezon Fourth District Representative Mike Tan facilitated the Balikatan Congress-Nat
QUEZON – Almost P2 million worth of fishing gear and tools were seized from two fishing boats caught using the illegal method in Lamon Bay on Monday early morning, Nov. 28.
According to Danilo Larita Jr. of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Fisheries Law Enforcement Group w